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L.-33004/99 vlk/kj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx III—[k.M 4 PART III—Section 4 izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY la- 237] ubZ fnYyh] lkseokj] ebZ 30] 2016@T;s"B 9] 1938 No. 237] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 30, 2016/ JYAISHKA 9, 1938 ddddssUUssUUææææhhhh;;;; ffffoooo||||qrqrqrqr ffffooooffffuuuu;;;;kkkkeeeedddd vvvvkkkk;;;;kkkkssxxssxx अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा नई (cid:1)द(cid:3)ल ी, 27 मई , 2016 सससस..ंं..ंं एएएएलललल....----1111////99997777////2222000011116666----11116666.— fo|qr vf/kfu;e] 2003 ¼2003 dk 36½ dh /kkjk 66 ds lkFk ifBr /kkjk 178 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ vkSj mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds [k.M ¼e½] jk"Vªh; fo|qr uhfr ds iSjkxzkQ 5-9] varj.kh; vkSj fcØh ;ksX; ÅtkZ cpr çek.k&i=ksa ds fofue; ds fy, ÅtkZ esa cktkj ds fodkl ds fy, rkjh[k 30 ekpZ] 2012 ds lk0dk0fu 269 ¼³½ ds ek/;e ls Hkkjr ljdkj ds fo|qr ea=ky;] }kjk vf/klwfpr ÅtkZ laj{k.k ¼vfHkfgr xzkgdksa ds fy, ÅtkZ miHkksx ekun.M o ekud ç:i] le; ftlesa Ldhe rS;kj djus vkSj dk;kZUo;u dh jhfr] ÅtkZ cpr çek.ki=ksa ds tkjh djus dh fØ;kfof/k rFkk miHkksx dh xbZ ÅtkZ ds lerqY; rsy ds çfr fefVªd Vu dk ewY;½ fu;e] 2012 fu;e 12 ds mifu;e ¼4½ rFkk mifu;e 13 ds [kaM ¼[k½ rFkk bl fufeÙk leLr vU; lkeF;Zdkjh 'kfDr;ksa dk ç;ksx djrs gq,] dsUæh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx fuEufyf[kr fofu;e cukrk gS vFkkZr~ %& 1111---- llllaaffaaff{{{{kkkkIIIIrrrr uuuukkkkeeee]]]] vvvvkkkkjjjjaaHHaaHHkkkk vvvvkkkkSSjjSSjj yyyykkkkxxxxww ww ggggkkkkssuussuuss ss ddddkkkk ffffooooLLLLrrrrkkkkjjjj &&&& ¼1½ bu fofu;eksa dk laf{kIr uke dsUæh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa esa O;ogkj ds fy, fuca/ku vkSj 'krsZa½ fofu;e] 2016 gSA ¼2½ ;s fofu;e jkti= esa çdk'ku dh rkjh[k ls ço`Ùk gksaxsA 2694 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4] 2222---- iiiiffffjjjjHHHHkkkkkkkk""""kkkkkkkk,,,,aa aa &&&& ¼1½ bu fofu;eksa esa tc rd dh lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] ¼d½ ^vf/kfu;e* ls fo|qr vf/kfu;e] 2003 ¼2003 dk 36½ vfHkçsr gS( ¼[k½ ^ç'kkld* ls ÅtkZ n{krk C;wjks vfHkçsr gS( ¼x½ ^ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dh cSfdax vkSj lekfIr* ls] le;&le; ij] ;Fkkla'kksf/kr iSV fu;e] 2012 esa ;Fkk micaf/kr cSafdax vkSj ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= dh lekfIr vfHkçsr gS( ¼?k½ ^C;jks* ls ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 2001 ¼2001 dk 52½ dh /kkjk 3 dh mi/kkjk 1 ds v/khu Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk dkuwuh fudk; ds :Ik esa LFkkfir ÅtkZ n{krk C;wjks] vfHkçsr gS( ¼³½ ^vk;ksx* ls fo|qr vf/kfu;e 2003 dh /kkjk 76 dh mi/kkjk 1 esa fufnZ"V dsUæh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx vfHkçsr gS( ¼p½ ^pØ* ls vkjafHkd o"kZ ds 01] vçSy ls vkjaHk gksus okys vkSj yf{kr o"kZ ds 31 ekpZ dks lekIr gksus okys iSV fu;eksa esa ;FkkfofufnZ"V vof/k vfHkçsr gSA çFke pØ esa 01 vçSy] 2012 ls vkjaHk gksus okys vkSj 31 ekpZ] 2015 dks lekIr gksus okyh 3 o"kksaZ dh vof/k lfEefyr gksxh( ¼N½ ^vfHkfgr xzkgd* ls ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 2001 dh /kkjk 14 ds [k.M ¼³½ ds v/khu dsUnzh; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwfpr dksbZ miHkksDrk vfHkçsr gS vkSj ftlds fy,] le;&le; ij] Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk tkjh fd, x, dkuwuh vkns'kkas ds v/khu ,d y{; vf/klwfpr fd;k tkrk gS( ¼t½ ^bZlh vf/kfu;e* ls ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e] 2001 ¼2001 dk 52½ vfHkçsr gS( ¼>½ ^ik= vfLrRo* ls jftLVªh ds lkFk jftLVªhÑr dksbZ vfHkfgr xzkgd vfHkçsr gS ftls ÅtkZ cpr çek.k&i= tkjh fd;k x;k gS ;k tkjh fd;k le>k x;k gS vkSj tks ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 14 ds [k.M ¼N½ ds v/khu fofufnZ"V ÅtkZ miHkksx ekun.Mksa vkSj ekudksa ds lkFk vuqikyu ds fy, bl çdkj ds ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= ds foØ; ;k Ø; dh bPNk djrk gS( ¼´½ ^ÅtkZ laj{k.k fu;e* ls] le;&le; ij] ;Fkkla'kksf/kr ÅtkZ laj{k.k ¼vfHkfgr xzkgdksa ds fy, ÅtkZ miHkksx ekunaM o ekud] ç:i] le; ftlesa Ldhe rS;kj djus vkSj dk;kZUo;u dh jhfr] ÅtkZ cpr çek.ki= dks tkjh djus ds fy, fØ;kfof/k vkSj miHkksx dh xbZ ÅtkZ ds lerqY; rsy ds çfr fefVªd Vu dk ewY;½ fu;e] 2012 vfHkçsr gS(¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 ¼V½ ^ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=* ls ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e] 2001 dh /kkjk 14d dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu xzkgd dks dsUæh; ljdkj ds fo|qr ea=ky; }kjk tkjh fd, x, ÅtkZ cpr çek.k&i= vfHkçsr gS( ¼B½ ^cktkj* ls dksbZ Qksje@IysVQkeZ vfHkçsr gS tgka Øsrk vkSj foØsrk fdlh ikoj ,Dlpsat ds ek/;e ls ÅtkZ cpr çek.ki=ksa dk Ø; ;k foØ; djrs gSa( ¼M½ ^,evksih* ls fo|qr ea=ky; vfHkçsr gS( ¼<½ ^ikoj ,Dlpsat* ls vk;ksx ds fo|qr cktkj fofu;eksa esa ;Fkk ifjHkkf"kr ikoj ,Dlpsat vfHkçsr gS( ¼.k½ ^fo|qr cktkj fofu;e* ls le; le; ij ;Fkkla'kksf/kr dsUæh; fo|qr fofu;ked vk;ksx ¼fo|qr cktkj½ fofu;e] 2010 vfHkçsr gS( ¼r½ ^jftLVªh* ls ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laca/k esa bu fofu;eksa esa ;FkkifjHkkf"kr bl çdkj ds dk;ksaZ ds fu"iknu ds fy, Hkkjr ljdkj ds fo|qr ea=ky; }kjk vfHkfgr vfHkdj.k vfHkçsr gS% ijUrq ;g fd fo|qr ç.kkyh çpkyu fuxe fyfeVsM ¼ikslksdks½ ds v/khu çpkyu djus okyh ,u,yMhlh 5 tuojh] 2016 dh vf/klwpuk la[;k 10@4@2015 ds ek/;e ls Hkkjr ljdkj ds fo|qr ea=ky; }kjk ;Fkk vf/klwfpr ÅtkZ cpr çek.ki=ksa ds fy, jftLVªh ds :Ik esa dk;Z djsxh tc rd fd fo|qr ea=ky; vU;Fkk fofuf'pr ugha djrkA ¼Fk½ ^yf{kr o"kZ* ls vkjaHk gksus okys ,sls o"kZ ls rhljk foÙkh; o"kZ vfHkçsr gS ftlds nkSjku vfHkfgr miHkksDrk ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 14 ds [k.M ¼N½ ds v/khu fufgr ÅtkZ miHkksx ekun.Mksa vkSj ekudksa ds vuqikyu dks çkIr djsxk( ¼n½ ^ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dk laO;ogkj* ls ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ds dk;Z fu"iknu] çkfIr vkSj O;kikj ¼iSV½ Ldhe ds v/khu ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dk foØ; vkSj Ø; ;k blesa ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dk ifjnku 'kkfey gSA ¼2½ mijksDr ds flok, vkSj tc rd bl fo"k;oLrq ds lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] bu fofu;eksa eas ç;qDr 'kCnkas vkSj vfHkO;fDr;ksa ds] tks ifjHkkf"kr u fd, x, gksa ysfdu vf/kfu;e ;k ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ;k bl vk;ksx ds fdlh vU; fofu;eksa ;k Hkkjr ljdkj ds fo|qr ea=ky; }kjk tkjh fd, fdlh vU; fu;eksa esa ifjHkkf"kr fd, x, gksa] ds Øe'k% ogh vFkZ gksaxs tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ;k C;wjksa dks ykxw vU; fu;e ;k fofu;e esa gSaA 3333---- mmmmííííss''ss'';;;; &&&& bu fofu;eksa dk mís'; ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ds ek/;e ls ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds O;ogkj ds fy, ,d <kapk ifjHkkf"kr djuk gSA4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4] 4444---- ffffooooLLLLrrrrkkkkjjjj &&&& ;g fofu;e ÅtkZ cktkj fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds vuqlkj vk;ksx }kjk ;Fkk&vuqeksfnr ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa esa lafonkvksa lfgr ikoj ,Dlpsat@,Dlpsatksa ij laO;ogkj ds fy, çLFkkfir ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds fy, ykxw gksaxs 5555---- jjjjffffttttLLLLVVVVªªhhªªhh &&&& jftLVªh ds ÑR; fuEufyf[kr gksaxs% ¼1½ ik= daiuh dk iathdj.k( ¼2½ ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds vfHkys[k dk j[kj[kko] vFkkZr~ mUgsa tkjh djuk] O;ogkj bR;kfn( ¼3½ C;wjks ds lkFk leUo; esa lwpuk dk çlkj( ¼4½ ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds MkVk csl ds j[kj[kko ds fy, vkbZ-Vh- IysVQkeZ ds fodkl esa lgk;rk( ¼5½ ç'kkld ds lkFk xSj çdVu djkj ij gLrk{kj djuk( ¼6½ çpfyr cktkj fLFkfr;ksa ds fu/kkZj.k ds ckn C;wjks ds lkFk ijke'kZ djrs gq, vk;ksx }kjk ;Fkk fufnZ"V dksbZ vU; ÑR;( 6666---- vvvvkkkk;;;;kkkkssxxssxx }}}}kkkkjjjjkkkk ffffuuuunnnnsZsZ''sZsZ''kkkk ttttkkkkjjjjhhhh ddddjjjjuuuukkkk &&&& vk;ksx] le;&le; ij] ç'kkld vkSj jftLVªh dks ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj ds laca/k esa muds ÑR;ksa ds fuoZgu ds fy, funsZ'k tkjh dj ldrk gSA 7777---- çççç''''kkkkkkkklllldddd ddddss ss ddddkkkk;;;;ZZ ZZ &&&& ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds v/khu tkjh fd, x, ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj ds ç;kstu ds fy, C;wjks ç'kkld ds :Ik esa dk;Z djsxk vkSj bu fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds v/khu ;g fuEufyf[kr dk;Z djsxk& ¼d½ jftLVªh ds lkFk ijke'kZ djrs gq,] ÅtkZ laj{k.k fu;eksa ds vuqlj.k esa fuEufyf[kr ds fy, foLr`r fØ;kfof/k ifjHkkf"kr djsxk% (i) ikoj ,Dlpsatks vkSj jftLVªh] ç'kkld vkSj jftLVªh rFkk jftLVªh vkSj vfHkfgr miHkksDrk ¼miHkksDrkvksa½ ds chp bUVjQsl xfrfof/k;ka( (ii) ik= vfLrRoksa dk iathdj.k( vkSj (iii) O;ogkj] varj.k vkSj vU; vof'k"V ekeys% ijUrq ;g fd C;wjks çLrkfor fØ;kfof/k ij lkoZtfud ijke'kZ çkIr djsxk] vk;ksx ls mldk vuqeksnu ekaxsxk vkSj vk;ksx ds vuqeksnu ds ckn foLr`r fØ;kfof/k tkjh djsxkA ¼[k½ ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ij ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj ls lEc) ekeyksa esa vk;ksx dks lgk;rk çnku djukA ¼x½ lHkh i.k/kkfj;ksa dks lqlaxr cktkj lwpuk çlkfjr djukA¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 ¼?k½ ;g lqfuf'pr djus ds fy, ekWfuVj djuk fd ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa esa laO;ogkj ikjn'khZ <ax ls gksrk gS vkSj vk;ksx dks bu fofu;eksa ds vuuqikyu ds ekeyksa dh fjiksVZ djukA ¼³½ jftLVªh dks vfHkfgr miHkksDrk ¼miHkksDrkvksa½ ds laca/k esa lqlaxr lwpuk miyC/k djokukA ¼p½ ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ls lacaf/kr ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e ds v/khu lHkh vuqikyu djukA ¼N½ jftLVªh ds lkFk xSj çdVu djkj ij gLrk{kj djukA ¼t½ lkW¶Vos;j fodkldrkZ@vfHkdj.k ds lkFk] tks vkbZVh iksVZy dk j[kj[kko djrs gSa leUo; djukA ¼>½ lacaf/kr ik= vfLrRo ds ys[kksa ls ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds lekiu ds laca/k esa jftLVªh dks lwfpr djukA ¼´½ ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj ds fy, lqpk: bUVjQsl ds fy, ikoj ,Dlpsatksa vkSj jftLVªh ds lkFk leUo; djukA ¼V½ ,sls vU; ÑR;ksa dk fuoZgu djuk tks bu fofu;eksa ds v/khu leuqnsf"kr fd, tk,aA 8888---- ÅÅÅÅttttkkkkZZ ZZ ccccpppprrrr ççççeeeekkkk....kkkk iiii====kkkkssassa ssassa ddddkkkk eeeewwYYwwYY;;;; vvvvkkkkSSjjSSjj ooooSS//SS//kkkkrrrrkkkk &&&& ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dk ewY; vkSj oS/krk ÅtkZ laj{k.k fu;eksa esa ;Fkk fofuZfn"V gksxhA 9999---- iiiikkkk==== vvvvffffLLLLrrrrRRRRoooo &&&& ¼1½ fuEufyf[kr vfLrRo ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ij ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa esa laO;ogkj ds fy, ik= gksaxh vFkkZr~%& ¼d½ ik= vfLrRo ftUgksaus ÅtkZ laj{k.k fu;eksa ds v/khu pØ vof/k ds fy, dsUnzh; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwfpr ÅtkZ miHkksx ekun.Mksa vkSj ekudksa ls de fofufnZ"V ÅtkZ miHkksx çkIr djus ds fy, pØ vof/k esa bySDVªkWfud :Ik esa ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= tkjh fd, vkSj i'pkrorhZ pØksa esa ftUgksaus jftLVªh ys[kksa esa bl çdkj ds çek.k i=ksa dks /kkfjr fd;k( ¼[k½ os ik= daifu;ka ftudk fofufnZ"V ÅtkZ miHkksx pØ vof/k vkSj i'pkrorhZ pØksa ds fy, fofufnZ"V fu/kkZfjr ÅtkZ miHkksx ekn.M vkSj ekudksa ls vf/kd Fkk vkSj ftUgksaus ÅtkZ laj{k.k ds dk;kZUo;u vkSj ÅtkZ n{krk lq/kkj mik;ksa ds LFkku ij ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dk mi;ksx djrs gq, fu/kkZfjr ÅtkZ miHkksx ekun.Mksa vkSj ekudksa dk vuqikyu djus dh bPNk dhA ¼x½ ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e esa ;Fkk vuqer vkSj vk;ksx dks C;wjks }kjk i'pkrorhZ lwpuk okyh dksbZ vU; ik= vfLrRo dks le; le; ij vk;ksx }kjk ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ij ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds O;ogkj esa lgHkkfxrk ds fy, lwfpc) djus dh vuqefr gksxhA ¼2½ ikoj ,Dlpast laO;ogkj ds nkSjku jftLVªh }kjk ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dh miyC/krk dh iqf"V ds v/;k/khu cksfy;ksa dk Ø; ;k foØ; djus esa dsoy ik= vfLrRoksa dks vuqefr nsaxsA6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4] 11110000---- ççççeeeekkkk....kkkk iiii====kkkksasa sasa eeeesasa sasa OOOO;;;;ooooggggkkkkjjjj ddddjjjjuuuukkkk &&&& ¼1½ tc rd vU;Fkk vkns'k ls vk;ksx }kjk fo'ks"k :Ik ls vuqefr u nh xbZ gks] rc rd ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ij dsoy ikoj ,Dlpsat ds ek/;e ls O;ogkj fd;k tk,xk vkSj fdlh vU; <ax ls ughaA ¼2½ C;wjks dh flQkfj'k ij ljdkj }kjk ik= vfLrRoksa dks tkjh fd, x, ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dks ÅtkZ cpr i=ksa ds /kkjd }kjk fdlh ikoj ,Dlpsat esa O;ogkj ds fy, j[kk tk ldrk gS vkSj bl çdkj ds ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ds fu;eksa vkSj mifu;eksa ds vuqlkj O;ogkj ds fy, miyC/k gksaxsA ¼3½ lHkh iathÑr vkSj ik= vfLrRoksa ds fy, ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ds ek/;e ls ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj dh ckjackjrk ekfld vk/kkj ij ;k vk;ksx }kjk vuqeksfnr fØ;kfof/k ds vuqlkj vkof/kdrk ij gksxhA ¼4½ lHkh ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dks ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 2001] iSV fu;e vkjS bu fofu;eksa ds mica/kksa ds vuqlkj ikoj ,Dlpsatksa esa O;ogkfjr fd;k tk,xkA ¼5½ ikoj ,Dlpsat ik=rk ekun.M] laO;ogkj çfØ;k] ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= dher [kkst ra= ,oa ,Dlpsat rFkk jftLVªh ds chp laO;ogkj dh çfØ;k lfgr fu;eksa ,oa mifu;eksa ij vk;ksx dk vuqeksnu çkIr djsxk ftlesa vU; ckrksa ds lkFk fuEufyf[kr dks 'kkfey fd;k tk,xk% ¼d½ lHkh ik= vfLrRo tks ikoj ,Dlpsat ij ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj esa lgHkkfxrk dh bPNk djrs gSa os jftLVªh vkSj ikoj ,Dlpsat ds lkFk Lo;a dks jftLVªhÑr djsaxsA ¼[k½ ik= vfLrRo dks tkjh fd, x, ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= fdlh Hkh ,sls ikoj ,Dlpast esa O;ogkj ds fy, j[ks tk ldrs gSa tSlk fd ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= /kkjd leqfpr le>s vkSj bl çdkj ds ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i= bl çdkj ds ikoj ,Dlpsat ds fu;e vkSj mifu;e ds vuqlkj laO;ogkj ds fy, miyC/k gksaxsA ¼6½ fdlh O;ogkj l= esa dksbZ ik= vfLrRo vius jftLVªh [kkrs esa /kkfjr dqy ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds vkf/kD; esa fcØh cksfy;ka ugha djsxkA ¼7½ jftLVªh lacaf/kr jftLVªh ys[kk@ys[kkvksa esa ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa dh miyC/krk lfgr ikoj ,Dlpsatksa esa j[kh xbZ lap;h fcØh cksfy;ksa dks ØkWl pSd djsxk vkSj ;fn bl mifofu;e dk dkbZ mYya?ku ik;k tkrk gS rks jftLVªh bl çdkj dh ik= vfLrRo dks pwd drkZ ds :Ik esa ekus tkus ds fy, ikoj ,Dlpsat dks lwfpr djsxh vkSj bl çdkj dh ik= vfLrRo }kjk çLrqr dh xbZ fdlh cksyh dher [kkst ds ç;kstu ds fy, ikoj ,Dlpsat }kjk fopkj ugha fd;k tk,xkA ,sls cksyhdrkZvksa }kjk çLrqr dh xbZ cksfy;ka 'kwU; vkSj fu"çHkkoh gks tk,axh ;fn nksuksa ikoj ,Dlpsatksa ij ik= vfLrRo }kjk çLrqr dh xbZ dqy fcØh cksfy;ka jftLVªh ys[kksa esa ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ls vf/kd gSA¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7 ¼8½ fdlh pØ esa mifofu;e 10 ¼7½ esa fofufnZ"V pwd ds rhu ls vf/kd ekeys okyh ik= vfLrRo vxys N% ekg ds fy, ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=ksa ds laO;ogkj ls fuf"k) gks tk,axh] blds ckotwn fd ns; dksbZ 'kkflr ÅtkZ laj{k.k vf/kfu;e 2001 ds mica/kksa ds vuqlkj yxk;k tk,A ¼9½ ikoj ,Dlpsat] iqf"V fjiksVZ dh çkfIr ij fuEukuqlkj dk;Z djsaxs% ¼d½ lHkh Ø; cksfy;ksa vkSj iq"V fcØh cksfy;kas dks bdV~Bk djsaxs rFkk cktkj fudklh dher ,oa cktkj fudklh vk;ru dk fu/kkZj.k djsaxs vkSj laO;ogkj ifj.kkeksa dks lacaf/kr ikoj ,Dlpsat dh osclkbV ij çdkf'kr fd;k tk,xkA ¼[k½ iqf"V ,oa foÙkh; ck/;rk] chtd ds O;ogkj ds fy, fjiksVksaZ dks Hkstk tk,xk ftlesa foÙkh; fuiVku vFkkZr~ is&bu vkSj is&vkmV dks fu"ikfnr laO;ogkj ds fy, ikoj ,Dlpsatksa }kjk mRikfnr fd;k tkuk lfEefyr gS vkSj bls lacaf/kr lnL;ksa dks Hkstk tk,xkA ¼x½ ÅtkZ cpr çek.k i=kas ds Ø; 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gksxk fd og vk;ksx }kjk mi;qDr dkjZokbZ ds fy, bu fofu;eksa ds vuuqikyu ds ekeys vk;ksx dh tkudkjh esa yk,A 11114444---- ffff''''kkkkffffFFFFkkkkyyyy ddddjjjjuuuuss ss ddddhhhh ''''kkkkffffDDDDrrrr &&&& vk;ksx] fyf[kr esa vfHkfyf[kr fd, tkus okys dkj.kksa ds fy, vkSj f'kfFky djus ls çHkkfor gksus okys laHkkfor i{kdkjksa dks lquokbZ dk volj nsus ds i'pkr~ lkekU; ;k fo'ks"k vkns'k }kjk vius8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4] çLrko ij ;k çHkkfor i{kdj }kjk vius le{k fd, x, vkosnu ij bu fofu;eksa ds fdlh mica/k ls NwV ns ldrk gSA 11115555---- ffffuuuunnnnss''ss''kkkk ttttkkkkjjjjhhhh ddddjjjjuuuuss ss ddddhhhh ''''kkkkffffDDDDrrrr &&&& ;fn bu fofu;eksa dks ykxw djus esa dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu gksrh gS rks vk;ksx vius çLrko ;k fdlh çHkkfor i{kdkj }kjk nkf[ky vkosnu ij bl çdkj ds funs'k tkjh dj ldsxk tks og fofu;eksa ds mís'; vkSj ç;kstu dks vxzlj djus ds fy, vko';d le>sA VVVVhhhh---- jjjjkkkkmmmmrrrr]]]] ççççeeeeqq[[qq[[kkkk ¼¼¼¼ffffooooffff////kkkk½½½½ [िव(cid:3)ापन- /4/असा./150 ( 118) ] III CENTRAL ELECTRICITIY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th May, 2016 No. L-1/97/ 2016.─ In exercise of powers conferred under sub-section(1)and clause (y) of sub-section (2) of section 178 read with Section 66 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003), paragraph 5.9 of the National Electricity Policy, sub-Rule (4) of Rule 12 and clause (b) of Rule 13 of the Energy Conservation (Energy Consumption Norms and Standards for Designated Consumers, Form, Time within which, and Manner of Preparation and Implementation of Scheme, Procedure for Issue of Energy Savings Certificate and Value of Per Metric Ton of Oil Equivalent of Energy Consumed) Rules, 2012 notified by the Ministry of Power, Government of India vide G.S.R.269(E) dated the 30th March 2012, for the development of market in energy for exchange of transferable and saleable Energy Savings Certificates and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following regulations , namely:— 1. Short title, commencement and extent of application – 1. These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Dealing in Energy Savings Certificates) Regulations, 2016. 2. These regulations shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003(36 of 2003); (b) ‘Administrator’ means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency; (c) ‘Banking and extinguishment of ESCerts’ means banking and extinguishment of ESCerts as provided in the PAT Rules, 2012, as amended from time to time (d) ‘Bureau’ means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, a statutory body established by the Government of India, under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001) (e) Commission' means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) referred to in sub-section (1) of section 76 of the Electricity Act, 2003; (f) ‘Cycle’ means a period as specified in PAT Rules, commencing from the 1st day of April of the starting year and ending on the 31st day of March of the target year. The first Cycle would cover a period of 3 years commencing from the 1st April, 2012 and ending on the 31st March, 2015; (g) ‘Designated Consumer means any consumer notified by the Central Government under clause (e) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 and for which a target is notified under the Statutory Orders issued by the Government of India from time to time ; (h) “ECAct” means the Energy Conservation Act, 2001(52 of 2001);¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 9 (i) ‘Eligible entity’ means any designated consumer registered with Registry who has been issued or deemed to have been issued ESCerts and desire to sell or purchase such ESCerts for compliance with the energy consumption norms and standards specified under clause (g) of section 14 of the EC Act. (j) ‘Energy Conservation Rules’ means the Energy Conservation (Energy Consumption Norms and Standards for Designated Consumers, Form, Time within which, and Manner of Preparation and Implementation of Scheme, Procedure for Issue of Energy Savings Certificate and Value of Per Metric Ton of Oil Equivalent of Energy Consumed) Rules, 2012 and as amended from time to time; (k) ‘ESCerts’ means the Energy Savings Certificates issued by the Central Government in the Ministry of Power to the designated consumer under sub-section (1) of section 14(A) of ECAct, 2001 (l) ‘Market’ means a forum / platform where buyers and sellers , buy or sell ESCerts through a Power Exchange (m) ‘MoP’ means the Ministry of Power; (n) ‘Power Exchange’ means the power exchange as defined in Power Market Regulations of the Commission. (o) ‘Power Market Regulations’ means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time ; (p) ’Registry’ means the agency designated by Government of India in the Ministry of Power to perform such functions as defined in these regulations with respect to ESCerts. Provided that NLDC operating under Power System Operation Corporation Limited ( POSOCO) , shall function as registry for ESCerts, as notified by Government of India in the Ministry of Power vide Notification No. 10/4/2015 dated January 05, 2016, unless the Ministry of Power decides otherwise (q) ‘Target Year’ means the third financial year from the starting year during which a designated consumer shall achieve compliance with the energy consumption norms and standards prescribed under clause (g) of section 14 of the ECAct; (r) ‘Transaction of ESCerts’ means Sale or purchase of ESCerts under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme on Power Exchanges, and includes delivery of ESCerts. 2. Save as aforesaid and unless repugnant to the context of the subject matter otherwise requires, words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined, but defined in the Act or EC Act or any other regulations of this Commission or any other rules issued by the Ministry of Power, Government of India shall have the meaning assigned to them respectively in the Act, or EC Act, or such other rule or regulation applicable to the Bureau. 3. Objective The objective of these regulations is to define a framework for dealing in Energy Savings Certificate through Power Exchanges 4. Scope – These regulations shall be applicable to ESCerts offered for transaction on Power Exchange(s) including contracts in ESCerts as approved by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Power Market Regulations. 5. Registry – The functions of the Registry shall be to undertake: (1) Registration of Eligible Entity; (2) Maintaining records of ESCerts viz., issuance, dealing, etc; (3) Dissemination of information in coordination with the Bureau ; (4) Assistance in development of IT Platform for maintaining database of ESCerts; (5) Signing of Non Disclosure Agreement with the Administrator ; and (6) Any other function, as assigned by the Commission in consultation with the Bureau, after assessment of the prevailing market conditions. 6. The Commission to issue directions The Commission may, from time to time issue directions to the Administrator and the Registry in regard to the discharge of their functions related to transaction of ESCerts. 7. Functions of Administrator – For the purpose of transaction of ESCerts issued under the ECAct, the Bureau shall act as the Administrator and subject to provisions of these regulations, it shall-10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III —SEC. 4] (a) Define detailed procedure for the following, in pursuance of the Energy Conservation Rules in consultation with the Registry: (i) Interface activities between Power Exchanges and Registry, Administrator and Registry and Registry and Designated Consumer (s); (ii) Registration of eligible entities; and (iii) Dealing, transfer and other residual matters. Provided that the Bureau shall undertake public consultation on the proposed procedure, seek the approval of the same from the Commission and issue detailed procedure after the approval of the Commission. (b) provide assistance to the Commission in the matters involving transaction of ESCerts on Power Exchanges. (c) disseminate relevant market information to all stakeholders (d) monitor to ensure that transaction in ESCerts takes place in a transparent manner, and report instances of non- compliance of these Regulations to the Commission (e) provide relevant information regarding Designated Consumer(s) to the Registry (f) adhere to all compliance under EC Act pertaining to ESCerts (g) signing of Non Disclosure Agreement with the Registry (h) coordinate with the Software developer/agency who maintains the IT portal (i) intimate the Registry regarding the extinguishment of ESCerts from the accounts of the concerned Eligible Entity; and (j) coordinate with the Power Exchanges and Registry for smooth interface for transaction of ESCerts; and (k) discharge such other functions as may be assigned under these Regulations. 8. Value and Validity of ESCerts– The value and validity of ESCerts shall be as specified in the Energy Conservation Rules. 9. Eligible Entity (1) The following entities shall be eligible for dealing in ESCerts on Power Exchanges, namely,- (a) Eligible entities issued ESCerts in electronic form in a cycle period for achieving specific energy consumption less than the energy consumption norms and standards notified by the Central Government for the cycle period,under Energy Conservation Rules, and subsequent cycles, who have held such certificates in Registry accounts; (b) Eligible entities whose specific energy consumption are more than the prescribed energy consumption norms and standards specified for a cycle period and subsequent cycles and who wish to comply with the prescribed energy consumption norms and standards using ESCerts in lieu of implementing energy conservation and energy efficiency improvement measures; (c) Any other eligible entity, as permitted in the EC Act and on subsequent intimation by the Bureau to the Commission, shall be allowed to enlist for participating in dealing of ESCerts on Power Exchanges by the Commission, from time to time. (2) Power Exchanges shall permit only the Eligible entities to place either buy or sell bids subject to confirmation of availability of ESCerts by the Registry during the transaction. 10. Dealing in the Certificates – (1) Unless otherwise specifically permitted by the Commission by order, the ESCerts shall be dealt only through the Power Exchange and not in any other manner. (2) The ESCerts issued to eligible entities by the Government on the recommendation of the Bureau may be placed for dealing in any of the Power Exchanges by the ESCerts holder, and such ESCerts shall be available for dealing in accordance with the rules and byelaws of the Power Exchanges. (3) The frequency of transaction of ESCerts, through Power Exchanges, shall be on monthly basis or in such periodicity for all registered and eligible entities as per the procedure approved by the Commission. (4) All ESCerts shall be dealt at Power Exchanges as per the provisions of EC Act, 2001, PAT Rules and these Regulations. (5) Power Exchanges shall obtain prior approval of the Commission, on the rules and byelaws including the eligibility criteria, transaction process, ESCert price discovery mechanism and process of interaction between exchange and Registry which inter-alia shall include the following - (a) all eligible entities who intend to participate in the transaction of ESCerts on Power Exchange shall register themselves with the Registry and the Power Exchange; (b) The ESCerts issued to the eligible entity may be placed for dealing in any of the Power Exchanges as the ESCerts holder may consider appropriate and such ESCerts shall be available for dealing in accordance with the rules and bylaws of such Power Exchange ;¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 11 (6) In any dealing session, an eligible entity shall not place sale bids in excess of total ESCerts held in its Registry Account. (7) The Registry shall cross-check the cumulative sale bids placed on Power Exchanges with availability of ESCerts in respective Registry account(s) and in case breach of this sub-regulation is noticed, the Registry shall intimate the Power Exchanges to treat such eligible entities as defaulter and any bid submitted by such eligible entity shall not be considered by the Power Exchange for the purpose of price discovery. The bids submitted by such bidders shall become void and ineffective if the total sale bids submitted by eligible entity on both the Power Exchanges are more than the available ESCerts in the Registry account. (8) Eligible entities with more than three cases of default specified in sub-regulation 10(7) in a cycle shall be barred from transaction of ESCerts for next six months, notwithstanding any penalty due to be imposed as per the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. (9) The Power Exchanges, on receipt of confirmation report shall- (a) aggregate all the buy bids and the confirmed sell bids and determine the market clearing price and the market clearing volume and the transaction results shall be published on the website of the concerned Power Exchange; (b) send reports for dealing confirmation and financial obligation, invoices including financial settlement i.e. pay-in and pay-out shall be generated by the Power Exchanges for the executed transaction and shall be sent to respective members; (c) share with the Registry after every dealing session, information on the volumes transacted by Eligible entities, including details of purchase of ESCerts. On successful transaction on Power Exchange, the Registry Accounts of the Eligible entities shall be updated whereby the sellers’ accounts shall be debited and the buyers’ accounts shall be credited. (d) The matching mechanism on Power Exchanges for ESCerts transaction shall be closed bid double-sided auction 11. Pricing of Certificate – (1) The denomination of one ESCert as mentioned in the Energy Conservation Rules shall be equal to energy consumed in terms of one metric Ton of Oil Equivalent (mtoe). (2) The market price of ESCerts shall be as discovered through the process of bidding at the respective Power Exchange. 12. Fees and Charges – The Commission in consultation with the Bureau may from time to time determine, by order, the fees and charges payable by the Eligible entities to the Registry for the purpose of meeting the cost and expense towards the management of Registry and software platform. 13. Market Oversight – The primary responsibility of monitoring of ESCerts market shall be with the Administrator and it shall be the duty of the Administrator to bring to the notice of the Commission instances of non-compliance of these Regulations, for suitable action by the Commission. 14. Power to Relax – The Commission, may by general or special order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, and after giving an opportunity of hearing, to the parties likely to be affected by grant of relaxation, relax any of the provisions of these regulations on its own motion or on an application made before it by an affected party. 15. Power to issue directions – If any difficulty arises in giving effect to these Regulations, the Commission may on its own motion or on an application filed by any affected party, issue such directions as may be considered necessary in furtherance of the objective and purpose of the Regulations . T. 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